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Clarence William Russell (? – February 5, 1919) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at West Virginia University in 1907, at the Colorado School of Mines in 1908, and at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as New Mexico State University—from 1914 to 1916, compiling a career college football record of 19–15–2. Russell was also the head basketball coach at New Mexico A&M from 1914 to 1917 and the school's head baseball coach in 1915. A native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, Russell died on February 5, 1919, in Visalia, California.[1][2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Mountaineers (Independent) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | West Virginia | 6–4 | |||||||
| West Virginia: | 6–4 | ||||||||
| Colorado Mines Orediggers (Independent) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Colorado Mines | 2–3 | |||||||
| Colorado Mines: | 2–3 | ||||||||
| New Mexico A&M Aggies (Independent) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
| 1914 | New Mexico A&M | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | New Mexico A&M | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1916 | New Mexico A&M | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| New Mexico A&M: | 11–8–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 19–15–2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Will Coach West Virginia; Clarence Russell of Chicago Track Team, Accepts New Position". The Washington Post. June 4, 1907. p. 9. Retrieved July 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Deaths". The University of Chicago Magazine. 11 (5): 189. March 1919. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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